[RESOLVED] List Sorting

ok, i have done this before but lost the code :(. does anyone know a way where i can sort a listbox that already has random numbers in it? or does anyone know a way where i can add a listbox and make my incoming numbers be sorted as you go?

I DO NOT WANT THE LISTBOX SORT=TRUE code because that doesn't really do anything that i want it to do.

Thanks again for the posts you post. This would be GREATLY appretiated

Welcome to the Forum. :wave:

If you want your ListBox to be sorted at runtime then this might help

VB Code:

Public Function sortListBox(thisList As ListBox)
    Dim firstCounter As Long, temp As String, secondCounter
    'loop from first to last item
    ' this will start sorting the items from the second item.
    For firstCounter = 1 To thisList.ListCount - 1
        'loop from the firstCounter+1 item to last item
        For secondCounter = firstCounter + 1 To thisList.ListCount - 1
            'check if the value is greater
            If thisList.List(firstCounter) > thisList.List(secondCounter) Then
                'swap the items here
                '----------------------------------------------
                temp = thisList.List(firstCounter)
                thisList.List(firstCounter) = thisList.List(secondCounter)
                thisList.List(secondCounter) = temp
                '----------------------------------------------
            End If
        Next
    Next
End Function

or add another listbox (list2) and set .Visible = False and .Sorted = True.

Then to add an item to your listbox do:

VB Code:

Private Sub AddToList(ByVal lNum As Long)
    List2.AddItem Right$(String(10, "0") & lNum, 10)
    List1.AddItem lNum, List2.NewIndex
End Sub

thanks guys. im about to try both of your suggestions and see which one works best. but ali, where would i place that code?

Edit:

I just finished trying your code ali. This was my before and after.

Before Numbers in List Box:
1
12
20
4
78
40
98

After I did your code:
1
12
20
4
40
78
98

is it supposed to be like this or am i doing something wrong?

Whenever you want to sort the Listbox, I guess at the time of inserting the values.

And a little correction to the If condition would be

VB Code:

If Val(thisList.List(firstCounter)) > Val(thisList.List(secondCounter)) Then

The actual code was written to sort alphabets only.

bush, i just tried ur code as well. this is what i had in my code

VB Code:

Private Sub AddToList(ByVal lNum As Long)
    List2.AddItem Left$(String(10, "0") & lNum, 10)
    List1.AddItem lNum, List2.NewIndex
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
AddToList "1"
AddToList "20"
AddToList "10"
AddToList "1001"
End Sub

but when it sorted it, it sorted it in this order.
10
1001
20
1

my bad :blush:

change Left$ to Right$

ali! thanks a ton man! ur code seemed to help! woah. ur the best ;).
okay, for other people who are searching how to do this to, ill post the code i have that ali gave me, plus ill post how to sort it with his code. so then if anyone searches this, they can get it right away. here is the code ;):

VB Code:

Public Function sortListBox(thisList As ListBox)
    Dim firstCounter As Long, temp As String, secondCounter
    'loop from first to last item
    ' this will start sorting the items from the second item.
    For firstCounter = 1 To thisList.ListCount - 1
        'loop from the firstCounter+1 item to last item
        For secondCounter = firstCounter + 1 To thisList.ListCount - 1
            'check if the value is greater
            If Val(thisList.List(firstCounter)) > Val(thisList.List(secondCounter)) Then
                'swap the items here
                '----------------------------------------------
                temp = thisList.List(firstCounter)
                thisList.List(firstCounter) = thisList.List(secondCounter)
                thisList.List(secondCounter) = temp
                '----------------------------------------------
            End If
        Next
    Next
End Function
 
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
List1.AddItem "1"
List1.AddItem "2"
List1.AddItem "10"
List1.AddItem "45"
List1.AddItem "7"
List1.AddItem "70"
List1.AddItem "46"
sortListBox List1
End Sub

btw, thanks bush for trying to help aswell ;)